The Essential Writings of Rousseau

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Peter Constantine, Leo Damrosch

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Random House
26 March 2013

Philosophy; Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900

Series: Modern Library Classics

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Newly translated by Peter Constantine Edited and with an Introduction by Leo Damrosch The Essential Writings of Rousseau collects the best and most indispensable work of one of the world's most influential writers. A towering figure of Enlightenment thought, Jean-Jacques Rousseau was also one of that movement's most passionate and persuasive critics. His extraordinarily original observations on politics, education, and human nature were provocative in their day and remain resonant more than two hundred years after his death. Rousseau's 1762 treatise The Social Contract laid intellectual groundwork for both the American and French Revolutions, influencing such figures as Thomas Jefferson. An eloquent writer with profound insight into human psychology, Rousseau also penned one of the most compelling autobiographies ever written - the magisterial Confessions. The entirety of the first three books of that masterpiece along with the complete Social Contract are included in this indispensable volume.

By: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Edited by: Leo Damrosch
Translated by: Peter Constantine
Imprint: Random House
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 451g
ISBN: 9780812980387
ISBN 10: 0812980387
Series: Modern Library Classics
Pages: 576
Publication Date: 26 March 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active